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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At ours is MCPS, the middle school lead sped teacher was there. We did not spend a lot of time on goals, but more on what the instruction would look like. We spoke of supported classes, resource class, etc. I left a bit upset that we had no time for goals (sort of strange) but a pretty good idea of what her day would be like.[/quote]

This was my experience as well with one caveat. I requested that the MS rep be present. Another thing I did was request a team meeting for the first week of school. It was tough to arrange but we had every teacher present. [/quote]

Good for you. I guess it sucks for every student in the grade whose teacher wasn't providing instruction to the students during that time. Honestly very selfish. Imagine if everyone did this? Schools aren't obligated to do this and they shouldn't have agreed to in your case.  Why so high maintenance?[/quote]

Are you serious?  You do understand that we are in the special needs thread where kids are entitled to extra services and supports, right?  Schools always do this sort of thing and schools like parents who are engaged and working with their kids to be successful. Time is built into the schedule and extra staffing exists in schools just for this sort of thing. And, we have had a meeting the first week of school every single year since first grade. It's in the IEP. [/quote]

That may happen every year for you, but it doesn't for everyone. You have a right to an annual review. If you are taking all of your teachers at a single time, those teachers are not teaching. The class is covered by a paraeducator. If every parent took your approach that would amount to dozens of additional meetings during which teachers are not in the classroom. Schools like parents who are engaged, but not overbearing. Time is not built into the schedule for this. If anything you are taking the staff lunchtime or planning time. [/quote]

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